This is an Alaskan Gold Nugget. I was a little shaky when I took these photos so I apologize for for the poor quality. The Nugget is enclosed in a quarter size round case and sealed with a cardboard display. There are 2 displays that are in a think plastic sleeve. Nice looking but unnecessary. It was all marketing when originally done. This is the first sleeve and the first thing you see. Just a closeup of the Nugget. The other side of the Nugget. This is the second sleeve with the certification that it’s genuine. And this is the back side to give a little information. I’m sure when this was first sold it was overpriced. The original sales receipt was enclosed and the price they paid was $20.00 less than what I paid. I was able to pick this gem up just a hair below spot but in 1998 $20.00 less was overpriced. It’s a little smaller than a dime but it’s thicker. A decent size Nugget for this type of display.
Wow! When I was 12, our Scoutmaster took us camping. We were living in Castroville, CA in 1958, 11 years old. Castroville is close to Salinas and formerly Fort Ord. Our Scoutmaster told us that gold had been found in this area. We spent most of Saturday AM, looking for gold. Needless to say, no one found gold or andy thing that even looked like gold. It was one of the most fun time I ever had in the Scouts.
When I lived in Montana I went over to the Ruby Valley area. It’s very close to Ennis, MT. Very pretty area and I’d like to go back. Gold was discovered there in the 1800’s. The water is about 20 feet wide and knee deep at best. The entire stream was dredged so it’s still a mess. As I looked down I spotted a very small but perfectly square and supper thin flake of gold on top of a rock. The water was flowing a bit fast but I reached in a got it. That was fun and it was about 35 years ago.
